Commission presses Zoom for security assurances but continues to use platform
The European Commission is looking for further assurances from US video conferencing platform Zoom regarding the security of its technology, […]
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Facebook sues two companies engaged in data scraping operations
Facebook has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. against two companies that had engaged in an international “data scraping” operation. […]
More Americans share social security, financial and medical information than before the pandemic
A new survey has shown that consumer willingness to share more sensitive data – social security numbers, financial information and […]
ICO Launches Consultation on Its Draft Statutory Guidance
On October 1, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) launched a public consultation on its draft Statutory Guidance. The […]
The UK’s Department for Education ‘failed to protect children’s data’
A National Pupil Database held by the UK’s Department of Education had ‘no formal proactive oversight’ to protect children’s data, […]
Making or Facilitating Ransomware Payments May Violate U.S. Sanctions
On October 1, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published an advisory that highlights the […]
FBI warns of risks of using wireless hotel networks
Wi-Fi networks in hotels typically favor guest convenience over strong security practices, says the FBI. As the coronavirus pandemic and […]
Cambridge Analytica models were exaggerated and ineffective, ICO claims
The UK’s data regulator has ended its investigation into the infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal, declaring that the models and techniques […]
CJEU ruling puts in danger EU-UK adequacy talks
This week, the CJEU issued a ruling that could spring a leak and potentially sink adequacy negotiations between the U.K. […]
Activists Sue San Francisco for Wide-Ranging Surveillance of Black-Led Protests Against Police Violence
Violating San Francisco’s Surveillance Technology Ordinance, SFPD Secretly Used Camera Network to Spy on People Protesting Police Killing of George […]
Cambridge Analytica sought to use Facebook data to predict partisanship for voter targeting
The UK’s data watchdog has sent a letter to parliament in lieu of a final report on a wide-ranging investigation […]
Wyden and Warren Demand Investigation into IRS Warrantless Location Tracking
A unit of the IRS previously bought access to location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones to […]